Machimoodus State Park

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Machimoodus State Park
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Location in Connecticut
Location East Haddam, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates 41°29′45″N72°28′40″W / 41.49583°N 72.47778°W / 41.49583; -72.47778 Coordinates: 41°29′45″N72°28′40″W / 41.49583°N 72.47778°W / 41.49583; -72.47778 [1]
Area300 acres (120 ha) [2]
Elevation312 ft (95 m) [1]
Designation Connecticut state park
Established1998
Administrator Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Website Machimoodus State Park

Machimoodus State Park is a public recreation area located on the Salmon River near the village of Moodus in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut. The state park is bordered by Sunrise State Park to the north and by the Salmon River and Salmon Cove to the west and south. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. [3]

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History

The name Machimoodus derives from Native Americans who referred to the area as "the place of bad noises," the noises having been identified by modern science as the echoes of microearthquakes. [3] The park was created when the Echo Farm dairy farm was purchased by the state for $2.1 million in 1998. [4] It lies adjacent to Sunrise State Park, a defunct summer resort that was purchased by the state in 2008. [5]

Activities and amenities

The park offers hiking, fishing, picnicking, and horseback riding. Lookout points on Mount Tom offer views of the Salmon, Moodus, and Connecticut rivers. [3]

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Moodus, Connecticut Village and census-designated place in Connecticut, United States of America

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Tom". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut General Assembly. January 23, 2014. p. A-3. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Machimoodus State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. "Ask the Courant". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. January 19, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  5. Church, Diane (January 3, 2009). "Sunrise Resort bought by state, open to public". The Middletown Press. Middleton, Conn. Retrieved December 23, 2018.